The Village Square: February 19, 2018

Martin Wallace and MINIATURES???
Yes, that’s right! Osprey Games has announced they are teaming up with the prolific designer on Wildlands, a 2-4 player miniatures combat skirmish board game. It will release in Q4 2018 and includes 20 minis from unique factions, each with special abilities and characteristics.Source: https://ospreypublishing.com/blog/cat/osprey-games/post/announcement_wildlands/

She don’t need no stinking prince!
Wizkids announced they will release Maidens Quest in May. It’s innovative in both theme – you’re a princess tired of waiting to be rescued so you fight out yourself – and mechanics – it’s all cards and can be played entirely in your hands without need of a table and stopped and started at will!Source: http://www.phdgames.com/maidens-quest-wizkids/

Trading in the East Indies
Keep Exploring Games has announced that their new title The Dutch East Indies is now available. Collect valuable spices – or take them from your competitors! Upgrade your ships and watch out for pirates in this highly competitive trading game.Source: https://keepexploringgames.com/our-games/the-dutch-east-indies/

Barkeep
Not the hero meeting in a tavern? Well, now you can run one so they can! Dann Kriss Games releases Tavern Masters, the fantasy card game of running the best and most profitable pub.Source: http://www.dannkrissgames.com/tavern-masters.html

For the RPG lovers
This May Monte Cook Games releases Invisible Sun, an ambitious role-playing design of rich surreal fantasy and unique magic loaded with hundreds of pages of written material, 1000 of cards and packed with components…all impressively presented in a black cube. The title includes and app for in-between play that’s devoted to adapting role-playing to modern life. Read more for this innovative project.Source: https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/invisible-sun-preorder/

In the rack
Issue 21 of Game Nite Magazine is available for download. Articles this month include reviews, a top 10 2-player games, a feature on abstracts, mobile apps, board game photography and more.Source: http://www.gamenitemagazine.com/

Asmodee in the news
Asmodee has founded their first German studio, HeidelBÄR Games, an extension of acquiring Heidelberger Spieleverlag in 2017, a games company first established in 1989.Source: https://heidelbaer.de/en/